The old man asked Lucy to move to another chair __________ he wanted to sit next to his wife.
However hard I tried, I just couldn’t ________ them of the truth of my story.
Yesterday, I met my old friend ________, which gave me a big surprise.
With food, water and electricity ________, the villagers suffered a lot after the earthquake.
People in Tibet are ________ than they used to be.
I would rather ________ TV at home than ________ to the cinema.